Showing posts with label Remembrance Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Remembrance Day. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

ABC Wednesday - R


This week at ABC Wednesday, R is the letter of the week.

R is of course for Remembrance Day - what will be celebrated in Canada tomorrow, at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

R is also for ribbon - as can be seen on the medal my father received  at the end of WWII.
The colours of dark blue, red and light blue represent the navy, army and air force.
 The medal is the 1939-1945 Star, for six months of service on active operations for Army and Navy and two months for active air-crew.


My father enlisted into the navy and served on warships out of Halifax.


I will be in attendance at the Remembrance Day service tomorrow at our local cenotaph, not only to remember and honour him, but all the others who gave their lives for peace.


For those who haven't seen it, Terry Kelly's song "A Pittance of Time" is a remarkable testament to the men and women who served and why we must always honour them
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Be sure to visit here to see how others remembered "R"

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Remembrance Day

Today is Remembrance Day - a day of Remembrance, a day of support for all those who have taken part in defending Canada and the world - whether past or present.

LEST WE FORGET!!

I heard a statistic this weekend which was very disturbing - 400 veterans die every day! Soon there will be no living witness to the horrors of World War II.

If you have a chance watch "Two Minutes -A Pittance of Time" by Terry Kelly. It is a very moving tribute to the men and women who gave of themselves to protect their homelands.

Thank you to all those who have given much to protect all of us. You are all heroes!